STAND. COM. REP. NO. 852

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 622

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 622, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Environmental Council

G.M. No. 622

PAUL CHANG, for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Paul Chang to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Environmental Council.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Mr. Chang from the Office of Environmental Quality Control, Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Pacific Resource Partnership, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, and two individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Chang's professional background, experience, and dedication to serving the public qualify him for appointment to the Environmental Council.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Chang has forty years of experience as a carpenter in the field and as a foreman.  Mr. Chang has also served for over ten years as a service representative for the Hawaii Carpenters Union.  Mr. Chang is familiar with board procedures and protocol by virtue of his prior experience serving as a member of the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, the Board of Directors of Hawaii Dental Services, and as a member of the Advisory Board for the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.  Mr. Chang has demonstrated significant dedication to public service, as evidenced by his decades of service to community organizations.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Chang has been appointed to the Environmental Council based on his knowledge, professional experience, and commitment to public service.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environment,

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair